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Gag Gifts, Occasion Gifts - Quicken 2008 Deluxe [OLD VERSION]
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List Price: $59.95
Our Price: $55.99
Your Save: $ 3.96 ( 7% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Intuit
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Intuit
EAN: 0028287016743
Feature: Includes all the features of Quicken Starter Edition plus additional tools to help you and your family better manage savings and spending
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Intuit
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Intuit
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Intuit
Release Date: 2007-09-09
Studio: Intuit
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Features
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Includes all the features of Quicken Starter Edition plus additional tools to help you and your family better manage savings and spending
Make online banking even better--bring all your online accounts together in one place
Connect to your banks, 401(k)s, brokerage or mortgage accounts with a single password
Get suggested spending limits and set savings goals based on the day-to-day information you enter--and then check your progress through the month
Let Quicken help you accurately track and categorize expenses for simpler tax preparation
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Editorial Reviews:
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Plan, save and control your finances with Quicken Deluxe 2008. Quicken lets you see your finances your way, instantly. Now it's easier than ever to manage a personal budget, pay bills on time, track your investments, maximize tax deductions - and find more ways to save. Quicken Deluxe 2008 gives you all of the features of Quicken Starter Edition - plus additional tools to help you manage spending and savings.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: This One is Solid.
Comment: I am a power Quicken user running XP and have been upgrading every year since Quicken was first released. I have run into problems when I have installed the new release, as I did in 2007. These problems include crashes and difficult installs. This time I waited until February to install the 08 version and it has been excellent. The feature set is broad and it has been totally dependable with no crashes. It's my favorite version of Quicken so far. I will be upgrading to 2009, but will wait until February 09 to do it. I understand that they have to get the new versions out there to keep their cash flowing, but they've trained me to play it safe.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Quicken doesn't care about customers anymore
Comment: I too was forced to upgrade to 2008 from quicken 2005 because they were discontinuing support of bank updates, etc.
After 13 years with the software, I have never had a problem with an upgrade until now. There are bugs in the software that have caused my accounts from 2006 to be unreconciled (they were fine before the upgrade). Quicken ignored my first two contacts with support (I have them two months to respond each time). I finally sat for 90 minutes with a "chat consultant" who did not understand how Quicken worked.
I am not sure what I can do now, they won't support their own product and I have to find something else and hope I can get all the data transferred.
I would not recommend investing in Quicken if you are just starting, maybe Microsoft Money cares if customers are able to bank with their solution.
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Summary: The best program on my computer
Comment: I've got lots of good programs on my computer, but Quicken 2008 Deluxe is the best of the best.
Several years ago, I was horribly in debt, and didn't see a way out. In fact, I wasn't even sure how in debt I really was! I decided to track everything in Quicken for a while and see if that helped.
Five years later, I've retired almost all my debt, and I never miss a payment anymore. I know what's coming up and when. I know to the penny what resources I have available to me. And tracking my 401(k) has gotten vastly easier, even though I can't track by NAV anymore through my company's plan.
I don't think the savings program is nearly as intuitive as they say, and I find that, with certain accounts, I have to re-load my download information on a regular basis, but, overall, I don't think I could be more pleased. I use this program twice a day, every day.
I also know within hours if someone has made unauthorized use of my accounts. This actually did come up a couple of times, and I was able to spot it and resolve it very quickly, thanks to Quicken.
As much as anything else, I like that I don't have to call dozens of phone lines to figure out where I am financially every day; it's all at my fingertips.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Resource Hog
Comment: I've used Quicken for at least a decade. I was forced to upgrade from Quicken 2005 because Intuit nukes the online banking feature in older versions. It left me little choice as I've become dependent on online banking. There was a rebate on 2008 so it was cheaper than an older version, plus I can expect that this version will nuke itself in three to four years as well and I want the most for my dollar.
I'm running a 3ghz dual core machine with 4gb of ram and a 512mb video card and this program is slow. Every entry is followed by flashing screen as the application updates the calculations. Textured graphics and other wasted "features" fill the screen in some misguided attempt to make Quicken appear to be more than what it is, accounting software.
Intuit has me and they probably know it. I'm not at all interested in going through the hassles of transferring to a new system, so when this version decides to self-destruct I'll be there at the checkout again with the latest and greatest bloatware offering from Intuit.
I can only imagine how horrible this software is for older computers.
My advice is to avoid using Quicken at all, because once you're in it will be difficult to get out.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Turn away if you want to convert from MSMoney
Comment: I switch to Quicken after Money was time to renew. I have 13 years worth of data need to convert. I thought it would be as easy as description. Turn out it is an endless nightmare. For months, yes it takes long time to fight with errors (lots of data missing and mismatching) and limitation.
1. Can't change the account type. You can't just convert from bank type to cash account. Once you made mistake, you have either delete the account or live with it.
2. Automatic download is not supported for all the financial companies. A big company like Fidelity 401K.
3. The import and export really suck. You can only export account to qif file, and import qif, web account, and their tax software. Theoretically, if you can export qif file, you can import the same file back to quicken. Wrong, as far as I know, they only allow you import cash account type. You credit card accounts, brokerage accounts, and bank accounts are not in this case. Many financial company allow you download statement in QIF format, which is not importable to quicken.
Needless to say, it is just a piece of junk. Keep away from it. It has been a problem from the past version. I doubt 2009 will improve that any bit.
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